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Egyptian Revival in Bohemia
The book is an introduction to the Egyptian revival in its Czech - and by extension in its central European - context in the 19th and 20th centuries. Unlike the well-known and egregiously documented phenomenon of Egyptomania in both France and Britain, the Egyptian revival in Central Europe has thus far received little attention. The present study takes a closer look at how a part of the former central European Habsburg Empire, Bohemia, maintained relations with both the ancient and the modern Orient. The results of these diverse contacts might not be as imposing or eye-catching as elsewhere in Europe, but they offer a no less interesting look at how different aspects of the Orient were received and perceived in Europe.
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Egyptian Revival in Bohemia
The book is an introduction to the Egyptian revival in its Czech - and by extension in its central European - context in the 19th and 20th centuries. Unlike the well-known and egregiously documented phenomenon of Egyptomania in both France and Britain, the Egyptian revival in Central Europe has thus far received little attention. The present study takes a closer look at how a part of the former central European Habsburg Empire, Bohemia, maintained relations with both the ancient and the modern Orient. The results of these diverse contacts might not be as imposing or eye-catching as elsewhere in Europe, but they offer a no less interesting look at how different aspects of the Orient were received and perceived in Europe.
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Egyptian Revival in Bohemia

Egyptian Revival in Bohemia

by Hana Navratilova
Egyptian Revival in Bohemia

Egyptian Revival in Bohemia

by Hana Navratilova

Overview

The book is an introduction to the Egyptian revival in its Czech - and by extension in its central European - context in the 19th and 20th centuries. Unlike the well-known and egregiously documented phenomenon of Egyptomania in both France and Britain, the Egyptian revival in Central Europe has thus far received little attention. The present study takes a closer look at how a part of the former central European Habsburg Empire, Bohemia, maintained relations with both the ancient and the modern Orient. The results of these diverse contacts might not be as imposing or eye-catching as elsewhere in Europe, but they offer a no less interesting look at how different aspects of the Orient were received and perceived in Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9788086277325
Publisher: Czech Institute of Egyptology
Publication date: 12/28/2003
Pages: 300
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Hana Navratilova is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Czech National Centre for Egyptology. She specialises in the history of Egyptian New Kingdom and in the study of ancient Egyptian historiography.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements7
The background of Austrian economic influence in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant (Roman Misek)9
Introduction29
I.Nineteenth-century Europeans in Egypt45
II.Historia magistra vitae93
III.The Egyptian inspiration131
IV.Egypt as a hobby207
V.Conclusion--Egypt in Czech historical culture217
Appendix227
Archive Sources251
Abbreviations252
Selected Bibliography253
Photo Credits257
Index of Personal Names259
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